The government finally acknowledged the need for a review of our traffic management systems. This victory belongs entirely to the 417 of you who kept pushing for a safer commute. I am keeping a close eye on the implementation process to make sure they follow through.
October 23, 2015
Final supporters
We call on the Scottish Government to take action over the traffic chaos that is currently taking place in Nairn which has resulted from changes in traffic management that have resulted from the number of junctions controlled by traffic lights rising from four to eight ; and we observe that this has seen drivers travelling along the A96 through Nairn opt to take a de- tour along the back road between Auldearn and Culloden Moor, trebling the amount of traffic on a road that is not fit for such a volume of traffic and is thus creating a road safety issue; and that has been exacerbated by gas mains work being carried out at Harbour Street, High Street, Bridge Street and St Ninian Road junction on the A96 last week, all taking place during daylight hours when a more would have been a more efficient and effective time frame to carry out the work could have been sought; and that in light of the assessment that it may be a couple of years before work begins on dualling the A96 by 2030, with the Inverness to Nairn stretch, including the Nairn Bypass, we further call on the Scottish Government to provide solutions to the traffic jams now, and not in a few years’ time; and that this requires a proper look at the current traffic management systems.
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Reached 250 supporters
August 16, 2015
August 15, 2015
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this cause. We are nearing a total that will be very hard for officials to ignore, so please keep pointing your friends and neighbors toward this page to help us cross that mark.
Reached 100 supporters
August 14, 2015
203 Comments
This is embarrassing for the towns tourist industry and should be sorted as local businesses will be affected. I live in Cawdor and the unofficial Nairn bypass that runs this way is getting busier with an abundance of lorries and coaches that the roads are not designed to take.
A review of the traffic lights currently in operation in Nairn needs to be seriously looked at!! At it's worst a journey time from one end of Nairn to the other (approx. one mile) taking 45 minutes is not acceptable!!
The addition of the traffic lights due to Sainsburys was ridiculous but it has been made worse by the fact that the traffic lights aren't in sync and therefore only two or three cars are getting through each time that the lights turn green!
Living near the country road now being used by very fast traffic and hgv's as the longer but quicker alternative to the a96 through nairn, PLEASE get this fixed urgently. Cut down the traffic lights and stop gas works until quieter time of the year. Surely this is not a difficult decision to make.
The present chaos on the A96 at Nairn is causing motorists to use alternative routes – this is putting dangerous and unsustainable pressure on rural side roads and communities which were never designed for such volume of traffic
Ridiculous!! Sort this out.
Sort Nairn's traffic chaos. It's a disgrace
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The government finally acknowledged the need for a review of our traffic management systems. This victory belongs entirely to the 417 of you who kept pushing for a safer commute. I am keeping a close eye on the implementation process to make sure they follow through.
October 23, 2015
Final supporters
We call on the Scottish Government to take action over the traffic chaos that is currently taking place in Nairn which has resulted from changes in traffic management that have resulted from the number of junctions controlled by traffic lights rising from four to eight ; and we observe that this has seen drivers travelling along the A96 through Nairn opt to take a de- tour along the back road between Auldearn and Culloden Moor, trebling the amount of traffic on a road that is not fit for such a volume of traffic and is thus creating a road safety issue; and that has been exacerbated by gas mains work being carried out at Harbour Street, High Street, Bridge Street and St Ninian Road junction on the A96 last week, all taking place during daylight hours when a more would have been a more efficient and effective time frame to carry out the work could have been sought; and that in light of the assessment that it may be a couple of years before work begins on dualling the A96 by 2030, with the Inverness to Nairn stretch, including the Nairn Bypass, we further call on the Scottish Government to provide solutions to the traffic jams now, and not in a few years’ time; and that this requires a proper look at the current traffic management systems.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 16, 2015
August 15, 2015
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this cause. We are nearing a total that will be very hard for officials to ignore, so please keep pointing your friends and neighbors toward this page to help us cross that mark.
Reached 100 supporters
August 14, 2015
203 Comments
The traffic light sets at Seabank Road and Albert Street are far too close to each other and to the Leopold Street lights, and are not justified by the low volume of traffic they serve. The traffic jams they contribute to increase the pollution levels in Nairn.
This is embarrassing for the towns tourist industry and should be sorted as local businesses will be affected. I live in Cawdor and the unofficial Nairn bypass that runs this way is getting busier with an abundance of lorries and coaches that the roads are not designed to take.
A review of the traffic lights currently in operation in Nairn needs to be seriously looked at!! At it's worst a journey time from one end of Nairn to the other (approx. one mile) taking 45 minutes is not acceptable!!
The addition of the traffic lights due to Sainsburys was ridiculous but it has been made worse by the fact that the traffic lights aren't in sync and therefore only two or three cars are getting through each time that the lights turn green!
Living near the country road now being used by very fast traffic and hgv's as the longer but quicker alternative to the a96 through nairn, PLEASE get this fixed urgently. Cut down the traffic lights and stop gas works until quieter time of the year. Surely this is not a difficult decision to make.
The present chaos on the A96 at Nairn is causing motorists to use alternative routes – this is putting dangerous and unsustainable pressure on rural side roads and communities which were never designed for such volume of traffic
Ridiculous!! Sort this out.
Sort Nairn's traffic chaos. It's a disgrace
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The traffic light sets at Seabank Road and Albert Street are far too close to each other and to the Leopold Street lights, and are not justified by the low volume of traffic they serve. The traffic jams they contribute to increase the pollution levels in Nairn.